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his motto was (domination and When Lord Curzon arrived to
the British interests in the Gulf Bahrain, Sheikh Mohammed
area were subjects that had no Ben Essa with Sheikh Abdul
discussion, and Britain would Rahman Ben Abdul Wahab
not give up its place in the Gulf came to welcome the Viceroy of
for any other civilized power the king and decided to meet
because that means sharing with Sheikh Essa Ben Ali at 1:30 pm.
Britain its interests). Sheikh Essa arrived with the
British strategy began to go Crown Prince Sheikh Hamad,
forward in Bahrain with more Abdalla Bin Essa and Sheikh
importance, and that was Salman Ben Hamad, the Viceroy
assured when Lord Curzon chose the ship Bofone for that
visited the Gulf: At 5 pm on meeting and his comment was
16th November 1903, the ship as follows: .
Harding left the port of Kratchi As for Bahrain alone, the trip did
with the Viceroy of the king and not lead to any thing that had any
his wife their leave was a royal effect on its well known stubborn
celebration accompanied by and quarrelsome Sheikh. But
many military ships and others of Britain would not leave a room
communications like Argonote, for doubt in its intentions to take
Hisnet Fox and Harding. away influence except hers in
After the visit of Muscat and El these important and strategic
Shareqa, as mentioned before, islands. That saying was the
the visit was(from the motives next strategy to deal with the
of the British interests taking Sheikhs of Bahrain whether by
care of the Indian subjects and the Resident in Bushair or the
legal rights to interfere in all the Agency Bahrain.
waters that joins India) in the ( In December 2016 celebration)
Emirates.(Lord Curzon assured The visits of the British Fleet
all the Sheikhs that there were in the Gulf to Bahrain was
no need to contact any other mentioned in 1905 and with that
powers since their existence fleet was the Political Resident
was connected with the British Percy Cox in Bushahr (April 1904
existence).
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